World Bank2013-03-262013-03-262009https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12963These proceedings highlight the key findings and public policy lessons that emerged from the Knowledge Economy Forum VII (KEF VII) on Technology Absorption by Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises, held in Ancona, Italy on June 17-19, 2008. Technology Absorption by Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises was the focal theme of the KEF VII held in Ancona, Italy on June 17-19, 2008. The Ancona Forum was the seventh in a series of flagship events organized by the Private and Financial Sector Development Department in the Europe and Central Asia Region of the World Bank (ECSPF). The 2008 Forum was organized to exchange experiences among global leaders, policymakers, academics and practitioners in ECA countries that can contribute to accelerating the transition to an increasingly knowledge-based economy.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMINISTRATION SUPPORTAGENTSBARRIERS TO ENTRYBIBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS CLIMATEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS EXPERTISEBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS SERVICESBUSINESSESCAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPITAL DEVELOPMENTCAPITAL GOODSCENTRAL GOVERNMENTSCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOLLABORATIONCOMMERCECOMMODITYCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE INVESTMENTCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPUTER SCIENCECONTRACTORSCOORDINATION MECHANISMSCUSTOMER SERVICEDECENTRALIZATIONDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESDEVELOPMENT AGENCYDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDIVISION OF LABORECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMIC PROGRESSECONOMIC RELATIONSECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMIC STRUCTUREECONOMIC SYSTEMSECONOMICSECONOMIES OF SCOPEECONOMISTSEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMSEGOVERNMENTELECTRICITYELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTUREEMPIRICAL ANALYSISEMPIRICAL EVIDENCEEMPIRICAL STUDIESENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURIAL CULTUREENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLENVIRONMENTALEQUIPMENTEXPERT OPINIONSEXPERT PANELSEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT PROMOTIONEXPORTSEXTERNALITIESFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN TRADEGDPGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINSGLOBALIZATIONGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONGROWTH STRATEGYHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCESICTIMAGEINCOMEINCREASING RETURNSINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL ECONOMICSINFORMATION SERVICESINNOVATIONINNOVATION POLICIESINNOVATION POLICYINNOVATION SYSTEMSINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEINTERNATIONALIZATIONINVENTIONINVENTIONSJOINT VENTURESKNOWLEDGE BASEKNOWLEDGE CREATIONKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY STRATEGIESKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTKNOWLEDGE NETWORKSLABOR COSTSLABOR FORCELABOR PRODUCTIVITYLEARNINGLICENSESLICENSINGLIMITED ACCESSLITERACYMANAGEMENT SERVICESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMANAGERIAL SKILLSMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARKET DEMANDMARKET ECONOMIESMARKETINGMEDIAMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIESNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYPATENTSPDFPOLICY MAKERSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMSPRIVATE SECTORSPRODUCT DESIGNPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATIONPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION PATTERNSPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROGRAMSPROJECT MANAGEMENTPUBLIC GOODQUALITY STANDARDSR&DR&D SERVICESRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATIONREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY POLICYRESULTRESULTSSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSCIENCE FOUNDATIONSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHTARIFF BARRIERSTECHNICAL SKILLTECHNICAL TRAININGTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESSTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONETELEPHONE NETWORKSTRADE BALANCETRADE LIBERALIZATIONUNEMPLOYMENTVALUE CHAINWEALTHWorld Bank10.1596/12963